BEACH AND TRAIL ACCESS
25/08/08 10:08 Filed in: Island Way of Life
Working with community organizations, the County shall develop a long-term program for acquisition of shoreline lands and access-ways to shoreline and mountain areas for public use.
PERSERVING BEACH AND TRAIL ACCESS, CLARIFYING SHORELINE SETBACKS, AND PRESERVING UNDEVELOPED COASTLINE
Working with community organizations, the County shall develop a long-term
program for acquisition of shoreline lands and access-ways to shoreline and mountain areas for public use.
Goal : preserve access to and along shorelines, waterways and mountains for all. However, access should be controlled where necessary to conserve natural resources and to maintain the quality of public sites for fishing, hunting, recreation and wilderness activities valued by the local community.
Goal : Residences and other buildings are excluded from undeveloped shoreline lands which are in the State Conservation District. In newly zoned areas, residential and resort development are required to set back beyond the historic hurricane inundation zone and beyond areas at hazard of chronic beach erosion. We have also landbanked oceanfront whenever possible, to protect views and open space. Increased setbacks have reduced the need for seawalls or artificial hardening of the shoreline.
Goal : We manage the access to public lands and shoreline by enforcing laws, working out solutions with all concerned, and establishing dedication and acquisition programs funded by developers. Landowners are offered incentives such as tax credits and limits on liability for public access. The Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund is used to acquire public lands, parks, and shoreline areas. We plan ahead for access by purchasing areas deemed necessary, using clear guidelines established through community-based planning utilizing the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund Commission.
Goal : make preservation of undeveloped coastline a priority. Work with the state government, the federal government, and non-governmental organizations like the Public Land Trust and the Nature Conservancy to purchase parcels of undeveloped coastline, or reach non-development agreements with the owners of such parcels.
Working with community organizations, the County shall develop a long-term
program for acquisition of shoreline lands and access-ways to shoreline and mountain areas for public use.
Goal : preserve access to and along shorelines, waterways and mountains for all. However, access should be controlled where necessary to conserve natural resources and to maintain the quality of public sites for fishing, hunting, recreation and wilderness activities valued by the local community.
Goal : Residences and other buildings are excluded from undeveloped shoreline lands which are in the State Conservation District. In newly zoned areas, residential and resort development are required to set back beyond the historic hurricane inundation zone and beyond areas at hazard of chronic beach erosion. We have also landbanked oceanfront whenever possible, to protect views and open space. Increased setbacks have reduced the need for seawalls or artificial hardening of the shoreline.
Goal : We manage the access to public lands and shoreline by enforcing laws, working out solutions with all concerned, and establishing dedication and acquisition programs funded by developers. Landowners are offered incentives such as tax credits and limits on liability for public access. The Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund is used to acquire public lands, parks, and shoreline areas. We plan ahead for access by purchasing areas deemed necessary, using clear guidelines established through community-based planning utilizing the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund Commission.
Goal : make preservation of undeveloped coastline a priority. Work with the state government, the federal government, and non-governmental organizations like the Public Land Trust and the Nature Conservancy to purchase parcels of undeveloped coastline, or reach non-development agreements with the owners of such parcels.
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